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Love or loathe them WAGs are here to stay. Here’s what you do and don’t need to know about them...

Love or loathe them WAGs are here to stay. Here's what you do and don't need to know about them...

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Sisters in sport

Love or loathe them you can't ignore the females of football with their year-round-tans and Cricket carrier bags - they're are here to stay. Here's what you do and don't need to know about this year's World Cup WAGs, YSL tributes et al

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Coleen Rooney

Aka: Mrs Wayne Rooney, Man United playerHow she became a WAG: Coleen met Wayne at high school in Liverpool, they then married in 2008When she's not shopping she's: Working as a TV Presenter, model and columnistBest known for: Her way with style, she covets her curves in enviable collaborations that inspire the nation's closet

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Abbey Clancy

Aka: Girlfriend of Peter Crouch, Tottenham playerHow she became a WAG: After making it to the final two of Britain's Next Top Model in 2006, Abbey's profile was raised and it was then revealed that she was with PeteWhen she's not shopping she's: Modelling for lads mags and appearing in reality showsBest known for: Rocking the red rug at Cosmo's Ultimate Women of the Year 2009 and surviving the allegations of her two-timing Peter during the last World Cup

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Carly Cole

Aka: Mrs Joe Cole, Chelsea playerHow she became a WAG: She used to play ladies football but met Joe in 2004 and the pair married five years laterWhen she's not shopping she's: A personal trainer and supports charity by appearing in reality TV showsBest known for: Her super-toned tummy that is shockingly slim just a few months after giving birth

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Alex Curran

Aka: Mrs Steven Gerrard, Liverpool playerHow she became a WAG: Alex left school at 16 to be a nail technician, then did a relationship swap in 2004 with Jennifer Ellison, bagging Jen's beau Steven while Jen took Alex's ex, businessman Tony RichardsonWhen she's not shopping she's: Launching her own fragrance and writing her column on shoppingBest known for: Serious shoulder action on her dresses - Dallas stars eat your heart out

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Christine Bleakley

Aka: Girlfriend of Frank Lampard, Chelsea playerHow she became a WAG: She met the sexy sports star at the Pride of Britain Awards last year and the rest is historyWhen she's not shopping she's: One brainy beauty, she presents The One Show, was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing and water-skied across the Channel for Sport AidBest known for: Having style with substance and being a WAG who works

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Toni Poole

Aka: MrsJohn Terry, Chelsea playerHow she became a WAG: Was childhood sweetheart of John's and enjoyed a fairytale wedding in 2007When she's not shopping she's: Staying faithful to her high-maintenance beauty regimeBest known for: Ignoring what the public think, staying strong and sticking by her man despite allegations of John's affair with Vanessa Perroncel

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Montana Manning

Aka: Girlfriend of Aaron Lennon, Spurs playerHow she became a WAG: How Aaron and Montana met is under wraps but they're in it for the long haul, having been together three yearsWhen she's not shopping she's: Modelling and acting (she had a small part in the Harry Potter Movie)Best known for: Her enviable figure which she dresses with minimal clothing

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Rebecca Ellison

Aka: Mrs Rio Ferdinand, Man United playerHow she became a WAG: After dating for some time, Rio took Rebecca to Las Vegas in 2007 and proposedWhen she's not shopping she's: A full-time mum to her sons, Tate, 1, and Lorenz, 4, but she used to be an accountantBest known for: Shunning the spotlight and keeping her private life private

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Lisa Roughead

Aka: Mrs Michael Carrick, Man United playerHow she became a WAG: Lisa met Michael at high school in Tyne & Wear and it's a romance that's lasted 13 yearsWhen she's not shopping she's: Teaching Pilates but is a bit of a party girl after a few drinks. At the last World Cup there were rumours that she locked lips with fellow WAG, Carly ColeBest known for:Keeping things low key and staying groomed and gorgeousNow see Cosmo's fantast football team of fitties

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